What does μεθίστημι (methístēmi) mean in the Bible?
μεθίστημι (methístēmi) is a Greek word meaning "to move".
Greek · G3179
μεθίστημι
To move
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μεθίστημι G3179
Pronunciation methístēmi
What does μεθίστημι (methístēmi) mean in the Bible?
μεθίστημι (methístēmi) is a Greek word meaning "to move".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3179?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include brought [us] (1), my removal (1), removing (1), to move (1), to turn away (1).
Where does μεθίστημι (methístēmi) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 16:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), 1 Corinthians (1), Colossians (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It brought [us] 1× Colossians 1:13
my removal 1× Luke 16:4
removing 1× Acts 13:22
to move 1× 1 Corinthians 13:2
to turn away 1× Acts 19:26
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 16:4 μετασταθῶ to my removal Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Singular Acts 13:22 μεταστήσας to removing Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Acts 19:26 μετέστησεν to to turn away Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1 Corinthians 13:2 μεθιστάναι to to move Verb - Present Infinitive Active Colossians 1:13 μετέστησεν to brought [us] Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 16:4
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Luke 1 Acts 2 1 Corinthians 1 Colossians 1
Source forms
μετέστησεν 2x metestēsen Acts 19:26, Colossians 1:13
μεθιστάναι 1x methistanai 1 Corinthians 13:2
μετασταθῶ 1x metastathō Luke 16:4
μεταστήσας 1x metastēsas Acts 13:22
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x Acts 19:26, Colossians 1:13
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Acts 13:22
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x Luke 16:4
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x 1 Corinthians 13:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to move
Strong's G3179
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 4 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to move
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 16:4 Verb First Person Singular Aorist Passive Subjunctive
μετασταθῶ metastaqw
I move out of its place, transfer
Read verse Acts 13:22 Verb Aorist Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
μεταστήσας metasthsav
I move out of its place, transfer
Read verse Acts 19:26 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
μετέστησεν metesthsen
I move out of its place, transfer
Read verse 1 Corinthians 13:2 Verb Present Active Infinitive
μεθιστάνειν, meqistanein
I move out of its place, transfer
Read verse Colossians 1:13 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Active Indicative
μετέστησεν metesthsen
I move out of its place, transfer
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Aorist Active Acts 19:26 · Col 1:13 2×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Passive Luke 16:4 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Aorist Active Acts 13:22 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 13:2 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 4 present 1
Voice
active 4 passive 1
Mood
indicative 2 infinitive 1 participle 1 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 16:4 μετασταθῶ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Acts 13:22 μεταστήσας aorist active participle participle Acts 19:26 μετέστησεν aorist active indicative completed 1 Corinthians 13:2 μεθιστάναι present active infinitive infinitive Colossians 1:13 μετέστησεν aorist active indicative completed
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
μεθίστημι is built from these roots:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain